Hat or clothes tree



Aug. 29, 1950 J. KURTZ HAT on CLOTHES TREE Filed Dec. 18, 1947 IIH INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 29, 1950 omrso STAT Hiram. o F'FICE 2,520,414 HAT on oLoTHns Tear:

John Kurtz, Bethlehem, Pa.

App ic t n De emb 18, .947, s rial 9 8 g sea (01. 211-171) This invention relates to a costumer especially adapted for office use, for supportin a @0313, hat, and brell 7 An important object of the invention is to provide a device of the type stated having ,a coatsupporting portion that is collapsible, so as to take up very little space when not in use.

Still another important object is to provide a costumer which permits the hanging of coats in a manner to eliminate the wrinkling of collars and other portions of the garment, the device being novelly designed in a manner to permit the coat to be supported substantially the same as when being worn, or stated otherwise, as when hung on a conventional garment hanger. In the invention, this is achieved without adding to the space required by a costumer when not in use, and the costumer is free from any wire hooks on which the coat must be supported.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the type stated in which there are no loose parts which might fall to the floor, or otherwise become detached, removed, or misplaced.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinaiter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawin Figure l is an elevational view of a costumer constructed in accordance with the invention, an inoperative position of a coat hanger being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the costumer taken from the right of Figure 1, collapsed positions of the coat hangers being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on line 4- of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a post 5 is supported by a base 6 which may be of any desired design. At its upper end, the post may be provided with fixedly connected hooks 1 which are adapted to support a number of hats.

At a suitable distance from the upper end of the post 5, there is extended therethrough a stop pin 8 which, as best shown in Figure 3, projects z from opposite sides of the post. Parallel to and opposing the stop pin 8 is another stop pin 9.

Disposed between the stop pins 8 and 9, and slightly thereabove (see Figure 2) are oppositely projecting pivot elements l 5. Pivoting on the respective elements ill and extending away from one side of the hanger are parallel arms l I, while extending from the other side of the hanger are parallel arms l2, that are also pivotally connected at one end to the pivot elements Ill.

Washers or spacers it may be interposed between arms II and the adjacent surfaces of the post 5.

From the above, it is readily seen that the arms H and I2 are adapted to be swung upwardly to the dotted line positions shown in Figure 2, so as to lie along the opposite surfaces of the post 5. Normally, however, they are in the full line positions illustrated, in which positions they are retained by the stop pins 8 and 9.

To the outer ends of the arms l2 are pivotally joined the inturned ends of a yoke Hi extending between the arms. Pivotally carried by this yoke is a garment-supporting member l5 that is preferably spaced from the yoke by means of a spacing sleeve or washer 16.

A yoke H is similarly connected to the outer ends of arms II, and this carries a garmentsupporting member I8.

It may be noted, by reference to Figure 1, that if desired, the members [5 and is can be simply turned to the dotted line positions illustrated in Figure 1, so as not to project from the post 5 when not in use. Additionally, having been so moved, thes members may be folded directly against the post as in Figure 2, by raising arms I! and I2, and then pivoting yokes M and I! on the upraised arms so that the yokes embrace the opposite sides of the post. When this has been done, the parts will b fully collapsed against the post, taking up an absolute minimum of space.

The costumer can if desired also be provided with opposed umbrella rings l 9 fixedly connected to the post 5 at a suitabl distance above the base. To support the lower ends of the umbrellas held by said rings, bottom rings til can be se- ,cured so as to lie against the upper surface of the base 6.

It is to be noted that a costumer constructed in accordance with the invention provides an attractive appearance, which is important in such devices, particularly when they are to be in harmony with other ofice furniture. Yet, th costumors are so formed as to permit coats or other garments to be supported thereby in the same manner as when carried by the usual type of loose garment hanger. The costumer is efl'iciently adapted to support coats in this preferred manner, and yet has no separable parts, the parts being all firml connected to the costumer and yet being capable of being fully collapsed against the center post.

What is claimed is:

1. In a costumer a vertical post, a pair of spaced arms pivotally connected at one end to opposite sides of the post for swinging in a vertical plane, means for preventing downward swinging of the arms past a position in which they are substantially horizontal, a U-shaped yoke' having its ends pi-votally connected to the free ends of the arms for swinging movement independently of the arms but in th same vertical plane, the medial portion of the yoke adapted to engage and lie flat against the post on upward swinging of the arms, and a coat-supporting member pivotally connected at its center to the medial portion of the yoke for swinging movement in the plane of said medial portion into a position in which it is in substantial longitudinal alignment with and collapsed against the post.

2. In a costumer a vertical post, a pair of arms pivotally connected to opposite sides of the post for swinging movement into a position in which they are collapsed against and in longitudinal contact with said opposite sides of the post, a yoke pivotally connected at its ends to the free ends of the arms and collapsible against the post in a position straddling the post, and a coat-supporting member pivoted at its center to the medial portion of the yoke for swinging movement into a position in which said coat-supporting member is collapsed against and extended longitudinally of the post.

JOHN KURTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS I Date Roth Apr. 24, 1934 

